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A new school year provides a new opportunity for RIISE to restate its purpose—creating alliances for legacy through education. We do this by building bridges between families of color and the culture of independent schools. The idea of RIISE took shape in 2009, one year after our daughter’s first day of school. Underrepresentation, in […]

Open Minds, Open Hearts Can Open Mouths-How to Have Fearless Conversation With Our Children Tue, Jun 2, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Parenting Webinar Webinar for Parents: {RSVP} https://riisewebinarparenting.eventbrite.com Being a student of color in an Independent school comes with its own challenges and pressures. Our children need to know that they can talk with […]

“the future” Besides the beautiful people, fantastic weather, delicious food, and generous donations, our first annual #RIISEMVBenefit was a lot of FUN! As the fun and family connections flowed, RIISE’s research and analysis director, Alissa Mayers had folks complete the sentence, Independent School Education Means_________. A few of the responses were similar, but many […]